Counter.



E. P. BAIRD.

COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1912. 1,143,021 Patented June 15, 1915.

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COUNTER.

APPLICATION HLED AUG-14.1912.

' 1, 143,021 Patented J une 15, 1915.

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vance of the indicator it is edected during tace lit, hy a resilient orspring strip t6,

which has one of its ends ared to iframeplate i7 by a screw 4:7 andpresses against the outer end ot hub li in which said stud is securederllheV otherend ot said spring is tree to loe operated to release saidhuh,

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oy a push-rod i8 which is slidably mounted in :trame-plate i7 and theiront ot the case and has ay groove adjacent its inner end which isadapted to receive a notched portion i9 ot said spring, so that thespring may be pushed inwardly and away from huh al by said rod,1 Abutton 50 is secured to the outer end of push-rod ,t8 tor convenience inoperationD v For each rotation or' indicator lli the hundreds indicatori6 is advanced one step, that is, the count is carried to the hundredsindicator, 'lhis carrying is done hy a geartrain comprising a pinion 56secured to rotate with arbor l. and meshing with a gearwheel 57, apinion 58 secured to gear 57 and a gear 59 which has a sleeve or hub60journaled in and] extending through plate i8, and has the indicatorIi6 secured to its front end, ad'acent thedial.. Arbor 5l which operatest e units indicator it entends through sleeve 60 and said indicator issecured to the trent end thereof., By means ot the carrying-mechanism,the hundreds indicator i6 will he advanced one rotative step Jfor eachcomplete rotation ot the units indicator lll., A resetting device isprovided and comprises ar jnger-wheel 6l on a shaft 62 which isjournaled in trame-plates i7, i9, and agear 63 on said shaft, whichmeshes with pinion v58 ot thefcarrying-train., 'llo restore theindicators to their normal or starting-point,

button will be pushed inwardly to opcrate spring t6 to release gear 40and its stud 42 from trictional engagement;v with-disk d4, andngerfwheel 6l will .be rotated.4

one direction to rotate gear 63, pinion 58,

gear 57, pinion 56, shaft 5l and-indicator it,

normal positionl to restore the latter indicator and will also rotategear-wheel 59, which carries the hundreds indicator 16 to restore thelatter to This rotation of' these parts'in resetting will bein directionwhich is reversefto the advancing movement imparted thereto hy the lever23. v,-.

A stop-device for arresting the indicatorsv ll .claimas new and desinia-aaai disk 7l, which is secured on the resetting lshaft 62, and saidlever has another arm 72v which is adapted to pass into the path oi alug 73 on disk it which is on the arbor 5l which carries the unitsindicator. Shatt 62 being geared to pinion 58 of the geartrain whichcarries the tallies trom arbor 5l of the units indicator, to thegear-wheel o9, which operates the hundreds indicator, will be rotated insynchronism with the hundreds indicator. Notch in disk 7i is disposed sothat when the hundreds indicator is in its normal position, the terminal69 of detent'66 will pass intolsaid notch, as shown in Fig, li-, andlever-arm 72 will then he disposed in the path of -lug 7 3 to 'arrestthe units indicator 'and arbor 6l at the starting or zero point. rispring 74 acts on lever 66 to press, Iand'yieldinglv hold, the lever inoperative relation to 'disks land all; Resultantly, when arbor 5l isturned by the gear-train loetween it and shaft 62, detent-terminal 69will rideon the concentric peripheral portion ot disk 7l until thehundreds indicator reaches its normal position or starting point, whenterminal 69 will pass intov notch 70 and cause arm 72 to he moved/intothe path or lug 73 to'arrest the units indicator atl the startingpoint.,v Arm 72 is disposed so that stop 73 will move it out ot the wayduring the advancing movements ont. indicatorlt and arbor 5l, untilthemultiple indicator i6 has heen advancedvsuciently to cause disk 7l tohold said lever-arm 72 clear oit stop 75.` the resetting op-'i-lutteration, however, the lever arm 72 passesff, into operative position toarrest stop 73 against reverse andfercessive rotation 'ot arhor 5l. "5"l The invention' thus :provides an improved counter or register whichisvsimple in' con- "f `struction andiwhich candice` readily, reset. i

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lhe invention is-.notfto be understood as restricted `tothedetails setforth, since these ttt may he modiegdy loy" the .skilled mechanicwithin.,thQMscope/ ot the appended 'claims withouty departing-trom thespirit and scope vof they invention. "Y, .Having thus described theinvention'what. Y

p reto secure by LetterslPlatent is: ki` a t' t* 1. -lln a counter, thecombination with in'- dicators for di'erent denominations, mechanism foroperating the same,fandy carrying l2@ mechanism hetweensaid indicators,out re-j- I setting' mechanism, a 'stop lever mounted to arrest theindicator -f'orthe lower.` denomination at` Zero/g, and means for`rendering the stop leverxoperativewhen the lindicator for l2@ `theother denomination reaches zero.

2. lln a counter, the combination ot rotatable indicators for di'erentdenominations, gear mechanism torl operating am, te

lever for ope mechanism step by step, resetting lmechathe lowerdenomination, a stop lever mountnism,a stop rotating with the indicatorfor ed to arrest the indicator for the lower denomination at zero, and adisk for rendering the stop lever operative when the indicator for theother denomination reaches zero.

3. In a counter, the combination or rotatable indicators for differentdenominations, gear mechanism for operating the indicators, a lever foroperating the gear mechanism step hy step, resetting mechanism, a disksecured to rotate with the indicator for the lower denomination andhaving a one-wa;T stop thereon, a stop lever having an arm mounted toengage said stop when the indicator for the lower denomination is atzero5 and means for rendering the ltatabie indicators for diierentdenominations, mechanism for operating vthe same,

and carrying gears between the indicators,y

of resetting mechanism, a disk secured to rotate with the indicator forthe lower denomination and having a one-way stop thereon, a levermounted to engage said stop when the indicator for the lowerdenomination is at zero, and a notched disk for rendering the leveroperative when the indicator for the other denomination reaches zero.,

EDWARD P., BAIRD. Witnesses: L

FRED GERLACH, AMY JEHLE.

